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FILE NAME Talc TALC DATE 1974 Nov 7 DOC TALC469 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo RE Talc Labeling 7 JMJM JM JM Manville | Internal Corresponden ' ty: See below Date November 7 1974 From Paul Kotin M.D. 4N . | NOV 8 1974 | 1974 1974 Coples Subject F. J. Solon Jr. R. Carter TALC LABELING . W R. Goodwin 5W F. H. May Jr. W J. A. McKinney 5W - F. L. Pundsack D C. J. Sulewski 2W W. L. VanDerbeek 2S We have been informed by Mr. Robert Bacon Assistant to the President of R. T. Vanderbilt Company a major talc competitor that M's decision to insert asbestos caution labels on all talc shipments will result in irreparable damage to Vanderbilt Mr. Bacon requested that this matter be brought to the attention of the and highest level of management he stated that he was asking Mr. Hugh Vanderbilt President of R. T. Vanderbilt to call a senior officer at N to voice their concern and their belief that it is M's intention to hurt their company The purpose of this memorandum situation in the event you are Our decision to label talc was is to alert you to the contacted by Mr. Vanderbilt based on our conviction that M's talc contains fibrous asbestos and in no way reflects Company any If intention you would to hurt or destroy the Vanderbilt like additional details on this matter please call me 000047